Milton Keynes: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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 Just 5 minutes´ walk from the National Bowl and close to Milton Keynes´ town centre and the railway station, this modern hotel offers grea… MoreGBP 36 - 145 Premier Inn Milton Keynes East (Willen Lake)
 Located by Willen Lake, this Premier Inn is close to the M1 and a short drive from the shopping centre and attractions in Milton Keynes, including Xsc… MoreGBP 36 - 145 Premier Inn Milton Keynes South
 Providing good value, comfortable accommodation, Premier Inn Milton Keynes South is close to MK Stadium and near Bletchley Park, providing the ideal b… MoreGBP 50 - 145 Premier Inn Milton Keynes Central
 Right next to the shopping centre and Xscape, Premier Inn Milton Keynes Central is walking distance from the train station and has an on-site Beefeate… MoreGBP 60 - 299 Number 68
 Just 15 minutes from Milton Keynes, Number 68 is a family-run guest house offering home-grown organic produce, free Wi-Fi and free parking. Bedrooms f… MoreGBP 49 - 195 Mercure Parkside Milton Keynes
 The Mercure Parkside Hotel is a converted 19th-century manor house just 5 minutes’ drive from Milton Keynes city centre and set within 95 acres of p… MoreGBP 40 - 174 Novotel Milton Keynes
The Novotel Milton Keynes is a 2-minute drive from the centre of Milton Keynes. It offers large bedrooms, free parking and a leisure centre with an i… MoreGBP 26 - 265 Ramada Encore Milton Keynes
 Located in the city centre, Ramada Encore Milton Keynes is a 5-minute walk from Central Rail Station and the shopping centre. It has free Wi-Fi, a res… MoreGBP 45 - 120 Roman Rooms Hotel
 Roman Rooms Hotel is in Wolverton centre and offers en suite rooms and a free Wi-Fi internet connection. It is a few minutes walk from Wolverton Train… MoreGBP 115 - 310 Vizion Apartments - Executive Lets
 Vizion Apartments offers modern and homely accommodation located in the centre of Milton Keynes. Guests can benefit from free weekly housekeeping, fre… MoreGBP 110 - 200 Vizion Serviced Apartments
 Set in the prestigious Vizion development, the Vizion Serviced Apartments offer stylish accommodation just metres from The Centre MK. Apartments offer… MoreGBP 29 - 45 The Park B&B
 The family-run Park Hotel is situated in Bletchley town centre, next to Bletchley Railway Station and 5 minutes from the bus station. Free on-site pri… MoreGBP 84 - 120 The Hub - City Stay Apartments
 City Stay Apartments provide a modern, fully furnished, serviced apartment in the heart of Milton Keynes. Guests get free Wi-Fi, free parking and a w… MoreGBP 14 - 155 Shortstaymk
 These modern apartments are in the centre of Milton Keynes. Each light apartment has free Wi-Fi, free parking, free Sky satellite TV and full kitchens… MoreGBP 58 - 170 Swan Revived Hotel
 The Swan Revived Hotel is a former Coaching Inn dating back to the 15th century, situated in the heart of the quaint Buckinghamshire town of Newport P… MoreGBP 50 - 125 Kents Hill Park
 With a modern leisure centre and stylish restaurant, Kents Hill Park offers cosy rooms with free Wi-Fi. Just outside Milton Keynes centre, the hotel i… MoreGBP 52 - 187 Jurys Inn Milton Keynes
 A 5-minute walk from Milton Keynes Railway Station, this Jurys Inn is close to the city´s business and shopping centres Midsummer Place and thec… MoreGBP 69 - 115 City Apartments Milton Keynes - The Hub:Mk
 Right in the heart of central Milton Keynes, these stylish and modern apartments offer free Wi-Fi, free on-site parking and superb views over the town… MoreGBP 79 - 125 City Apartments Milton Keynes - Theatre District
 City Apartments offer modern, top-floor executive apartments in the theatre district of Milton Keynes city centre. Enjoy a spacious living/dining area… More
 In the heart of Milton Keynes´ central business district, between the train station and the shopping centre, this modern apartment offers free W… MoreGBP 29 - 66 Campanile Milton Keynes - Fenny Stratford
 Conveniently located for an overnight stay, this corporate hotel with modern facilities has easy access to the M1, Silverstone and other important rou… MoreGBP 65 - 200 Bourdeaux Executive Apartments
 Just a mile from MK Shopping Centre, Bourdeaux Executive Apartments are in the heart of Milton Keynes. Set in 3 modern apartment blocks, they have con… MoreGBP 40 - 149 Broughton Hotel
 The Broughton Hotel, with the ´Hungry Horse´ pub-restaurant, is a friendly lodge-style hotel offering free Wi-Fi, free parking and a good … MoreGBP 40 - 161 Days Inn Milton Keynes East M1
 Situated off the M1, this Days Inn has free Wi-FI, a restaurant, a bar and free parking. Central Milton Keynes is only a 10-minute drive away.
Each r… MoreGBP 20 - 141 De Vere Venues Harben House
 De Vere Venues Harben House is located just off junction 14 of the M1, only 5 minutes from Milton Keynes. It offers contemporary accommodation with fr… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milton Keynes: Guide
Milton Keynes is a city in the South_East_(England)|South East of England.
Understand
Get in
Milton Keynes is conveniently located on both the M1 motorway and the West Coast Main Line, and as a result there are a large number of ways to both enter and leave the town.
The M1 motorway connects London with Birmingham (England)|Birmingham, before continuing north to Liverpool and Manchester. Milton Keynes is approximately half-way between London and Birmingham. There are also links east and west on the A40 to Bedford, Cambridge (England)|Cambridge and Oxford.
Coach services to many cities (including Oxford and Cambridge) can be taken from either the train station, town centre or the Coachway, which is located near the motorway junction.
Rail connections are maintained by Virgin and Silverlink, and frequent trains connect to London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and further north.
Get around
Public transport within Milton Keynes has never been great - it is a city where the car is king. The buses are small, irregular and have circuitous routes. As the city is so easily navigated by car, there hasn't been much call for buses. As most buses pass by both the central train station and the main shopping centre getting between them is easy.
The dominance of the car is greatly helped by the road layout - the main roads of the city are laid out in a grid system with roundabouts at the intersections, so getting about is quick, although predictably less so in rush hour. Visitors who drive to Milton Keynes often get lost on these roads, because they all look the same - the main roads are in tree-lined linear valleys to reduce road noise so there are few landmarks visible to navigate by. A map is recommended for people new to the town.
Pedestrians and cyclists have their own network of 'redways' - paths made of red tarmac that broadly follow the grid roads but never meet them, either crossing over or underneath. The redways are a good way to get about during the day, but at night some of the underpasses can be dangerous places. You will generally be okay in more populated areas, and most are well lit. As with any place you are unfamiliar with, caution is advised.
See
A must is the concrete cows (just off the H3, in Bancroft) for which Milton Keynes is famous/notorious. Another feature is the giant Xscape dome, home to a sixteen screen cinema and the largest indoor ski slope in the United Kingdom.
Do
Milton Keynes has a number of attractions for the adventurous. Willen Lake has a wakeboard tow rope system, the Xscape has an indoor snow slope, a climbing wall and an indoor skydiving tower, the central bus station has a skate park and there's a BMX track at Pineham.
Families with younger children might like to head for the Gulliver's Land theme park, or take a stroll and have a picnic at the nearby Willen Lake.
The MK Dons play home games at the National Hockey Stadium, though a new stadium is being created in the south of the city.
Reflecting the local value of the car culture, a growing car cruise and meet is staged in the car parks around the Hockey Stadium on Sunday nights, and it is popular both with modders and the police.
The Milton Keynes Theatre is billed as the country's "most popular" and it possibly is. Travelling shows and longer running productions are staged here.
Buy
The Centre: MK is the main shopping mall for the surrounding area and is where most of the shopping in Milton Keynes is to be had, and features branches of many high street chains. The High Street in Stony Stratford offers a pleasant but small alternative. Most residential areas have their own convenience store.
There are various retail parks with the larger DIY, carpet, furniture and warehouse-style clothes shops.
Eat
The city centre is home to many chain restaurants, especially within the Xscape complex. If you want something a bit different then you'll find smaller independent restaurants in outlying areas such as Stony Stratford, Wolverton, and Fenny Stratford. There is also decent pub food (and somewhat better beer) at The Plough in Simpson, and Ye Olde Swan in Woughton on the Green.
Drink
On a summer evening a trip to the theatre district / Xscape almost transports you to a Spanish holiday resort, such are the number of bars and clubs with people walking between them. Not much for a CAMRA member here though, as its more for the bottle of Bud or Smirnoff Ice crowd..
More traditional pubs can be found along the Stony Stratford high street, though this area is popular for pub crawls at weekends.
Sleep
Get out
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